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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and Algerian Consul General in Paris Said Moussi take part in commemorations of the 1961 massacre of Algerian protesters at a rally in Paris to protest a decision to impose a curfew solely on the country's French Algerian minority. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in commemorations of the massacre by Paris police of protesters at a rally 60 years ago against France's rule in its then-colony Algeria. In a statement from the Élysée Palace, the head of state condemned as "inexcusable" the "crimes" that were committed on the night of October 17, 1961, under the command of the notorious Paris police chief Maurice Papon. IMAGES
In Tarn-et-Garonne, angry farmers are blocking access to the Golfech nuclear power station, which supplies electricity to the Toulouse region. Around fifty tractors and several bales of straw are blocking traffic. IMAGES
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said building six new nuclear reactors is the "biggest industrial challenge of our time for France". Le Maire spoke outside nuclear power plant of Gravelines in northern France. French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to have six EPRs or third generation pressurised water nuclear reactors, by 2035. SOUNDBITE
Pupils, teachers and parents are paying tribute to Samuel Paty, the history and geography teacher murdered in an Islamist attack three years ago today in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine near Paris. The commemoration comes as another teacher was killed by a radicalised former pupil on Friday in northern city of Arras. IMAGES
People at the center. This is the philosophy with which Automobili Lamborghini dedicates a video to its employees to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary. A history that has seen incredible achievements, innovations and breakthroughs, all with one common denominator: human capital. The many successes attained would not have been possible without a group of people united in the desire to achieve specific goals, thanks to their skills, passion, and love for the brand and attention to detail, with the determination to offer all fans the absolute best products on the market. With this video, the company wants to celebrate and thank all the people who, day by day and throughout these 60 years, have been and continue to be committed to making Lamborghini cars true global icons. Because “Lamborghini is everyone who has shaped it.”